熟人
HSK 3 (2021)
熟人 (shúrén) · acquaintance
熟人 (shúrén) means “acquaintance; person one knows”. It is written with 2 characters: 熟 (ripe) + 人 (person). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 熟人 is built
The characters
熟 shú · ripe
What 熟 is made of
- 孰shú — who? which? what? which one?
- 享xiǎng — to share
- 亠tóu — lid
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 子zǐ — child
- 丸wán — ball
- 九jiǔ — nine
- 丶 — dot
- 享xiǎng — to share
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 孰 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
人 rén · person
What 人 is made of
人 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 2 strokes.
Origin hint: The legs of a human being (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
在这儿我没有熟人。Zài zhèr wǒ méiyǒu shúrén.I don't know anyone here.
他是我的熟人。Tā shì wǒ de shúrén.He's an acquaintance of mine.
Questions about 熟人
What does 熟人 mean?
熟人 (shúrén) means “acquaintance; person one knows”.
How do you pronounce 熟人?
熟人 is pronounced shúrén.
Which HSK level is 熟人?
熟人 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 成熟chéngshúripe
- 熟练shúliànskilled
- 熟悉shúxīto be familiar with
- 熟shúripe
- 别人biérenother people
- 病人bìngrénpatient
- 工人gōngrénworker
- 家人jiārénfamily members
- 老人lǎorénold person
- 男人nánrénman
Learn 熟人 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 92: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.